Meet Dot: Shredding at 90

Dot Armbruster is turning 91 on June 3rd, and she plans to celebrate with her favorite activity: skiing. “I’ve been […]

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Quinn and Grant: Learning to Ski with One Leg

Grant Beall learned to ski at Achieve Tahoe in 2004 when he was 7 years old. A recent amputee, Grant […]

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Meet Randy: Achieve Tahoe Enthusiast

55 year-old Randy Carillo began participating with Achieve Tahoe in 2016, and has been hooked ever since. Every year Randy […]

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Sonia Learns to Sit-Ski

This January, we had the pleasure of speaking with Sonia Vera, a participant who learned to sit-ski with us this […]

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Kriya’s Story

This summer, Kriya came to Achieve Tahoe for the very first time. Over the course of the summer, she went […]

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Fred Tries Hiking and Archery

This summer, we had the pleasure of working with 31 year-old Fred Cordray. Born with a chromosomal abnormality, Fred is […]

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Eliza’s Legacy

By Tanya Sheckley, Achieve Tahoe Parent We found Achieve Tahoe when Eliza was four years old. Having a child with […]

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Skiing with 20/400 Vision: Ken’s Story

“And right turn, and left turn, and right turn, and left turn.” This is the soundtrack that fills Ken Clausell’s […]

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Back on Track: Alina’s Story

By Caroline Olsen, 2021-22 Winter Intern Following the first big storm of the season, I was eager to teach my […]

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Meet Frances, Dani, and Kika

This summer the Reyes-Acosta family decided it was time to get outside again. Though they had grown up an active […]

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